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Date of Birth: 1985, December-1
Years: 35 years old
Nation of birth: United States of America
Height: 6 feet
Name Philip DeFranco
birth name Philip James DeFranco Jr.
Dad Philip Francini, Mr.
Nationality American
Place of birth / city The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Religion Atheism
ethnicity white
Profession YouTube Personality, Senior Vice President of Phil DeFranco Networks and Merchandise (2012-2017) CEO of Philip DeFranco Network (2017 present)
Net worth $3 million
Hair color Brown
weight in kg 73 kilograms
Married Yes
Married to Lindsay Jordan Doty (d. 2015)
Kids Philip ‘Trey’ DeFranco III
Education East Carolina University

Philip DeFranco is an American video blogger and YouTube personality who gained more public attention through The Philip DeFranco Show. He is also best known for Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Pre-Live Show and Like Totally Awesome. He spawned several other YouTube channels, including SourceFed, which is a Google-funded YouTube Original channel, and Philly D, a personal blog. He has been married to his longtime girlfriend, Lindsay Doty, since 2015. Their wedding ceremony took place on March 7, 2015. They have two children; a son named Philip James ‘Trey’ DeFranco III and his second son, Carter William DeFranco. His net worth is $6 million today.

Early life and education of Philip DeFranco

Philip DeFranco was born on December 1, 1985 in the Bronx, New York, USA. He is the son of Philip Franchini, Sr. and also has a stepmother who works at a car dealership. He has an American nationality and as for his ethnicity, he is of Italian descent.

Philip DeFranco finished his primary level from St. Philip Neri School. He later attended the University of South Florida, where he and his mother shared an English class together, funnily enough. Philip also studied biology at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College and later graduated from East Carolina University.

 

As a young man, he lived in Atlanta and Florida and worked numerous jobs, most notably as a waiter in the mid-2000s.

Career and trajectory of Philip DeFranco

Philip DeFranco began his YouTube career at East Carolina University. He created his YouTube channel called The Philip DeFranco Show. He co-created CuteWinFail with Toby Turner in July 2010 after co-starring with Jessica Rose and Kevin Wu in Hooking Up in October 2008.

Following that, Philip DeFranco, Elliott Morgan , and Meg Turney launched SourceFed in January 2012. It was also nominated by PDS for Best First-Person Series and Best News and Culture Series.

 

Philip DeFranco Net Worth and Body Measurements

Philip DeFranco’s net worth is $6 million today. His professional life is fully supported by subscribers and many other fans. The YouTube video of him WOW! The disgusting Snapcha got 35,280,000 views.

It stands at a height of 6 feet. He is active on Twitter and Instagram with a large following. He has won many awards including Wired Magazine Awards, 3rd Streamy Awards, 4th Streamy Awards, and 6th Streamy Awards.

The personal life and adventure of Philip DeFranco

Philip DeFranco has been a part of his longtime girlfriend Lindsay Jordan Doty since March 7, 2015. He proposed to his girlfriend Lindsay on her show DeFranco Does Arizona

 

During that time, Philip took a ring from the podium, got down on one knee, and proposed to her. Upon her proposal, he finally surprised Lindsay by asking her to come onstage with her parents.

After wearing a ring for Lindsay Jordan Doty, Philip posted that photo on his Instagram and wrote

90% of the Nation’s ladies said I did a good job. The other 10% just said ABOUT THE DAMN TIME PHILIP!!! #lockedherdown;).

They met at a YouTube event in September 2007. The couple have a baby boy named Trey who is now 2 years old. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son. They have two dogs, Ace and Rookie.

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